About kirby corp. - KEX
Kirby Corp. is a tank barge operator, which engages in transporting bulk liquid products. The firm transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals. It operates through Marine Transportation and Distribution and Services segments. The Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation by United States flagged vessels principally of liquid cargoes throughout the United States inland waterway system. The Distribution and Services segment is involved in after-market service and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears and related equipment used in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications. The company was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.
KEX At a Glance
Kirby Corp.
55 Waugh Drive
Houston, Texas 77007-5834
| Phone | 1-713-435-1000 | Revenue | 3.27B | |
| Industry | Marine Shipping | Net Income | 286.67M | |
| Sector | Transportation | 2024 Sales Growth | 5.636% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 12 / 2025 | Employees | 5,414 | |
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KEX Valuation
| P/E Current | 20.608 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 21.537 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 1.89 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 1.807 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 8.16 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 9.861 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 2.192 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.148 |
KEX Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 603,227.928 |
| Income Per Employee | 52,949.76 |
| Receivables Turnover | 6.085 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 0.561 |
KEX Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 1.454 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.918 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.101 |
KEX Profitability
| Gross Margin | 25.267 |
| Operating Margin | 13.877 |
| Pretax Margin | 11.108 |
| Net Margin | 8.778 |
| Return on Assets | 4.924 |
| Return on Equity | 8.77 |
| Return on Total Capital | 6.499 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 6.591 |
KEX Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 31.59 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 24.007 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 17.879 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 30.279 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 23.01 |